10). 7-11 Doesn't sell parts for the stove you forgot you broke. — Brent

9). Those 14 rats you caught in your traps had to nest SOMEWHERE. — Gam

8). Because kids borrow, mice burrow, moths munch and mold grows. — Chickadee

7). You find out your kids used your non-stick cookware for shovels. — Sir Bob

6). The kids think that the tent stakes should be kept with the volleyball net! — Madl

5). To make sure that your wife hasn't chucked it in the garbage. - SteveinOz

4). To make sure that you've got your cell phone, your pager, your laptop, your GPS. . . — rt

3). My hip belt seems to have shrunk this winter. — Michelle

2). The stove you were going to rebuild over the winter is still the stove you were going to rebuild over the winter. — Luis Rigg

1). One word: mice! — Ranger Dan